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Article: Spice Girls show 'Girl Power' still an epidemic in Bay Area
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- Oakland Tribune
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- December 6, 2007
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THE Spice Girls first conquered the planet in 1997, thanks to the
record-setting single "Wannabe," the multi-platinum debut "Spice"
and that catchy "Girl Power" slogan.
Ten years later, not much has changed -- it's still a
"Spiceworld" after all.
On Tuesday, the return of "Spicemania" finally reached the United
States as the Girls brought their blockbuster reunion tour to the HP
Pavilion in San Jose. It was the latest entry in what has been a big
year for reunions (the Police, Genesis, Van Halen, among the most
notable examples). Yet, one can argue, the Spice reunion was the
most necessary of the bunch.
That's because what's been missing from the music scene in recent
years has been pure, ...